Willie Belmonte is a health teacher at Jefferson High School in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Police have charged Belmonte with having an inappropriate relationship with a student at the school.
Willie Belmonte Charges Details
Belmont Charged With Sexual Abuse. “West Virginia Jail records show Belmonte, 34, is charged with sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person of trust and use of obscene material with the intent to seduce a minor.” [WCHS]
School: Student Submitted Report On Belmont. “A statement from the school system said that a student had submitted the report regarding the relationship between another student and Willie Belmonte, a health teacher at Jefferson High School. According to school system officials, evidence found in the initial investigation was enough to begin moving forward with charges.” [WDVM]
Belmont Removed From Classroom. “The district immediately took action, the release said, by removing the teacher from the classroom, notifying law enforcement, cutting off the employee’s access to the building by confiscating keys and badges and deactivating the badge, cutting off all electronic access, including online programs of JCS and the West Virginia Department of Education, issuing a no-trespass order for all JCS properties and sharing that with law enforcement, notifying the WVDE to ensure no access to children outside of Jefferson County, asking law enforcement to search all electronic records for inappropriate content and notifying the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources of the case as potential child abuse.” [The Journal]
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